Tuesday, May 20, 2014

It's a question of questions

I've run into two kinds of people in life (not the only two kinds, of course). There are those who seek answers and those who never have questions. The curious and the incurious.

Van dwelling is a good lifestyle for curious people. While you might not find the answers to some of your questions, there are many times you will be presented with the answers to questions you didn't know you had. Good answers often lead to more questions. And more answers. And more questions... (Oooo, a question-answer perpetual motion machine!)

Curiosity leads to having more answers, more solutions in your brain. So you can handle life's crap better. Or avoid some of it better. Or even turn a negative into something positive.

Curiosity accepts risk, or at least the possibility of disappointment. Perhaps that's why some folks are incurious. "What if I go to the trouble of finding an answer but I don't like what I find out?" That's life. And a much smaller one if you avoid curiosity. However, I much prefer those who don't have any questions over those who believe they have all the answers.

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  1. "I much prefer those who don't have any questions over those who believe they have all the answers."

    My father once tried to tell me the dictionary was wrong. Life with him was a challenge.

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